Can Fam Physician. 1985 Nov;31:2127-9.
Diarrhea is by far the most common illness in a returning traveller, so family physicians frequently request stool examination for these patients. Appropriate history and adequate specimens, obtained on three or four different days, are crucial to proper interpretation of results. Decisions on treatment will depend on the patient's current symptoms and type of pathogen. Not all pathogens require treatment and not all reported parasites are pathogenic. The patient's lifestyle and occupation may influence decision-making on treatment of asymptomatic carriers of certain parasites or bacterial intestinal pathogens. Guidelines for such decision-making are presented.
腹泻是旅行者最常见的疾病，因此家庭医生经常要求这些患者进行粪便检查。适当的病史和足够的标本，在三到四天内采集，对于正确解释结果至关重要。治疗决策取决于患者当前的症状和病原体类型。并非所有病原体都需要治疗，并非所有报告的寄生虫都是病原体。患者的生活方式和职业可能会影响对某些寄生虫或肠道细菌病原体无症状携带者的治疗决策。本文提出了此类决策的指南。
